A NARRATIVE of THE PENINSULAR WAR (4th ed)
by Hay, Andrew Leith f2b
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE book. Identically marbled boards, pastedowns & leaf edges.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: 1850. FINE book. Identically marbled boards, pastedowns & leaf edges.. John Hearne. 4th edition.. Hardcover. FINE book BUT: much spine crackling, tho spine gilt still fairly bright. Original half browm morocco. 8.5" hi. xii,451pp. . With errata slip. Fold out map between preface & first text page. Tight binding, book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. Basically a flawless book but for the spine problem and scuffed tips. No other flaws. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001085
- Title
- A NARRATIVE of THE PENINSULAR WAR (4th ed)
- Author
- Hay, Andrew Leith f2b
- Illustrator
- fold out map & 20 plates.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE book. Identically marbled boards, pastedowns & leaf edges.
- Edition
- 4th edition.
- Publisher
- 1850
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- John Hearne
- Keywords
- FINE book BUT: much spine crackling, tho spine gilt still fairly, bright. Original half browm morocco. 8.5" hi. xii,451pp.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...